Combined sinker and fishing lure

Abstract

A combination sinker and fishing lure includes a weighted sinker having a head portion with a head maximum outer diameter, a neck portion having a neck outer diameter less than the head maximum outer diameter, and a knob portion having a knob outer diameter greater than the neck outer diameter. The sinker further includes a longitudinal bore extending continuously through each of the head, neck and knob portions, the bore being adapted to have a fishing line threaded therethrough. For the lure, a plurality of resilient strips encircle the sinker and are secured to the sinker at the neck portion by a flexible tie wound around the strips and the neck portion. In use, the combination sinker and fishing lure is threaded onto a fishing line. An additional lure, such as a worm lure, can be attached to the end of the fishing line, with the combination sinker and fishing lure abutting the additional lure.

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